The Orca Podcasts

NOTE: This episode was taped just before the craziness of the Thursday's brouhaha over Speaker Darryl Plecas' conduct.

It’s been a long, long, looooong legislative session in Victoria, as the NDP-Green coalition push through major changes to everything from healthcare to labour codes.

The session wrapped up May 31st, and all three BC political parties can claim both victories and losses in the sessions.

Orca editor-in-chief Maclean Kay was there for all of it. He joined Rick via Skype from the Legislature to recap the session.

Bob Price wraps up the work week with the Friday edition of The Orca Business Beat.  

Welcome to UnSpun - The Orca's current events podcast and YouTube show. Every week, Jody Vance and George Affleck unspin the latest news in local, provincial and federal politics, and much more.

In this week's episode, Plecas is back, JWR goes full independent, the Vancouver Art Gallery has a staff makeover and why emojis matter.

Bob Price has your Orca Business Beat for May 30th.

Maclean and Jordan discuss a potential NDP Cabinet Shuffle (au revoir, Claire & Jinny), the Greens and BC Liberals correcting NDP/union overreach, foreign money, road building overruns (thank you, sweetheart union deal), Doug Routley's (alleged) dirty mouth, Andrew Scheer fights hate speech, Elizabeth May's very bad week, and John Horgan's Massey missteps.

Bob Price has the latest headlines on The Orca Business Beat.

It has been six months since a new mayor and city council were elected in Vancouver – more than long enough for them to find both their offices and the washrooms at City Hall, to start building (or alienating) potential alliances, and to begin to shape city policy.

But how are they really doing? Is this new mixed council, with 4 different political parties, working?

George Affleck is the president and CEO of Curve Communications, and a former two-term Vancouver City Councillor. He also co-hosts the popular Orca podcast, Unspun, with Jody Vance. George joined Rick in studio now.

Bob Price has the news you need to know on The Orca Business Beat.  

Bob Price has a packed lineup for today's edition of The Orca Business Beat.

Welcome to UnSpun - The Orca's current events podcast and YouTube show. Every week, Jody Vance and George Affleck unspin the latest news in local, provincial and federal politics, and much more.

In this week's episode, Jody and George take on topics that are mutually exclusive yet at the same time so totally related: gas, taxes, police, housing and re-election plans.